Democratic Quotes

There is simply no room for anti-Semitism in a democratic and law-abiding state.

Identity politics is the mother's milk of the Democratic Left.

The equality of rights of all citizens is the basic tenet of modern democratic societies.

The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities.

I think [ unpopular presidential candidates ] indicates, at least on the Democratic side, that we've got more work to do to strengthen our grassroots networks.

Mexico doesn't deserve what has happened to us. A democratic change is urgent, a change that will permit us to stop being a loser country.

Our democratic richness arrives when we're able to comprehend our collective humanity accurately.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

The way to virtually eliminate genocide and mass murder appears to be through restricting and checking power. This means to foster democratic freedom.

A democratic state is not proven by the welfare of the strong but by the welfare of the weak.

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic.

One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of continuous democratic debate.

A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect.

The completion of the Iraqi cabinet with the appointment of three critical ministers is also confirmation of continued movement toward a just and democratic society in Iraq.

It would be consistent and proper for us to join the war for democratic freedom, only if we would likewise be assured that democratic freedom in theory as well as in practice.

What Democratic congressmen do to their women staffers, Republican congressmen do to the country.

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.

Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is to establish a free, open and democratic Iraqi government and bring our men and women in uniform home as soon as possible.

The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise

Insofar as it represents a genuine reconciliation of differences, a consensus is a fine thing; insofar as it represents a concealment of differences, it is a miscarriage of democratic procedure.

It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-biased media and the homosexuals who want to destroy all Christians.

The problem we are dealing with at the border is not a Democratic problem. It is not a Republican problem. It is an American problem.

Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions.

It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term

I wish I had the billions of dollars that George Soros has that he has used to fund Democratic causes in the past.

If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory.

...governments, including free and democratic governments, are not really friendly to freedom and democracy. They abhor any rule of law that limits their powers and penchant for social engineering.

All the nationalists are wasms - except one, the most powerful of this century, indeed, of the entire democratic age, which is nationalism.

As a whole, the election process before the election and on the day of election was successful, and I think Azerbaijan had normal and democratic elections.

What my job is, is to get on with getting the process of democratic politics, back on the road, entrenching the peace settlement, and I ask you to judge me on my record.

The big problem for a democratic government - democrat with a small "d" - is how to hold down government spending.

I think the Democratic Party realizes, having lost two presidential elections, we need to do a better job of creating a farm team.

We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure.

Africans should be talking and ask questions, like why does America and Russia have the right to veto votes? These countries talk about democracy and yet are not democratic themselves.

To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.

In the end, democratic societies are stronger and more resilient than any autocracy. And more adaptable too.

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

The 2004 Election marks the first time in modern political history that Republican voter turnout matched Democratic turnout in a presidential election year.

In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney.

The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant.

Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.

International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

Leaving [from EU] will allow us to return real democratic control to important areas of national life; from international trade, the right to work and live in Britain to business regulation.

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible.

I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.

Were there a people of gods, their government would be democratic. So perfect a government is not for men.

The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. It is human history.

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms.